Indigenous Artists Win Venice Biennale’s Top Prizes, as Mataaho Collective and Archie Moore Take Home Golden Lions

The Silver Lion for a promising young artist was given to Karimah Ashadu, who is based in Lagos and Hamburg. Read more

Stolen Salvator Rosa Painting Returned To Oxford University Gallery After Four Years

The Baroque landscape painting was stolen in 2020 along with works by Anthony van Dyck and Annibale Carracci. Read more

A Black Bean Grows Quietly in Washington Square Park

In a 10-day meditation, Jemila MacEwan silently nurtures a seed in the palm of their hand amidst the hustle and bustle of the iconic public park. Read more

Venice Diary Day 3: The Biennale’s Best Pavilions Capture the Absurdity of Art in this Moment

I have a favorite pavilion—if you’ll permit me a superlative, despite not having seen every single one. Read more

Rikers Island Gets Dindga McCannon Mural

NYC Health + Hospitals officials on April 17 unveiled a new mural by Dindga McCannon at Rikers Island, the 413-acre East River isle housing New York City’s largest prison. Titled Towards a Brighter Tomorrow!, 2024, the vibrantly hued work graces the… Read more

Waterfall Arts’ Spring Exhibition Features Works by Three Artists

Maine Art Scene Magazine | (Belfast, ME) Waterfall Arts will exhibit “You Are Never Alone: Paintings by Sally Stanton, Libby Sipe and Emily Sabino” opening on April 27 and running through June 7. There will be an opening reception on… Read more

Guggenheim Museum Workers Rally for Fair Contract in Lunch Break Action

Art handlers and facility workers have been negotiating for a second contract since November. Read more

There Is No Such Thing as “High” or “Low” at the NYU MFA Show

You can see these young makers exploring techniques, probing theory, trying things out — a refreshing feeling in a city of slick art in white cubes. Read more

In the Venice Biennale’s Historical Sections, Overlooked 20th-Century Figures Come into Focus

Several artists in the Biennale are primed to emerge from the footnotes and leap into the spotlight. Read more

Venice Diaries: Friends and Enemies

For viewers (this correspondent included) who were unable to sort out the registration to visit the Holy See pavilion—at the Giudecca Women’s prison, and with Vatican-grade security (the pope himself is due to visit on Saturday)—I urge a visi... Read more